Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of the Aluminum Alloy Components Repaired by Cold Spray with Al-Based Powders
Aluminum alloy components of high-speed trains have a great risk of being corroded by various corrosive medium due to extremely complex atmospheric environments. This will bring out huge losses and reduce the safety and stability of trains. In order to solve the problem, cold spray process was used...
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| author | Zhiyi Zhang Xiaoguang Sun Shiming Huang Xiaohui Han Ping Zhu Chunyuan Shi Tengfei Zhang |
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| description | Aluminum alloy components of high-speed trains have a great risk of being corroded by various corrosive medium due to extremely complex atmospheric environments. This will bring out huge losses and reduce the safety and stability of trains. In order to solve the problem, cold spray process was used for repairing the damage of the aluminum alloy components with Al-based powders. Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior were studied. The results indicated that there were very few pores and cracks in the repaired areas after repairing. The average microhardness of the repaired areas was 54.5 HV ± 3.4 HV, and the tensile strength of the repaired samples was 160.4 MPa. After neutral salt spray tests for 1000 h, the rate of mass loss of the samples repaired by cold spray was lower than that of 6A01 aluminum alloy. The electrochemical test results showed that the repaired areas had a higher open circuit potential than 6A01 aluminum alloy. As a result, the repaired areas such as the anode protected its nearby substrate. The samples repaired by cold spray exhibited better corrosion than 6A01 aluminum alloy. Cold spray process and Al-based powders are applicable for repairing the aluminum alloy components of high-speed trains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51314826fa574c7d8d5a774135cd50382023-11-22T19:09:49ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012021-10-011110163310.3390/met11101633Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of the Aluminum Alloy Components Repaired by Cold Spray with Al-Based PowdersZhiyi Zhang0Xiaoguang Sun1Shiming Huang2Xiaohui Han3Ping Zhu4Chunyuan Shi5Tengfei Zhang6Department of Technology Engineering, CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266111, ChinaDepartment of Technology Engineering, CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266111, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, ChinaDepartment of Technology Engineering, CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266111, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, ChinaAluminum alloy components of high-speed trains have a great risk of being corroded by various corrosive medium due to extremely complex atmospheric environments. This will bring out huge losses and reduce the safety and stability of trains. In order to solve the problem, cold spray process was used for repairing the damage of the aluminum alloy components with Al-based powders. Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior were studied. The results indicated that there were very few pores and cracks in the repaired areas after repairing. The average microhardness of the repaired areas was 54.5 HV ± 3.4 HV, and the tensile strength of the repaired samples was 160.4 MPa. After neutral salt spray tests for 1000 h, the rate of mass loss of the samples repaired by cold spray was lower than that of 6A01 aluminum alloy. The electrochemical test results showed that the repaired areas had a higher open circuit potential than 6A01 aluminum alloy. As a result, the repaired areas such as the anode protected its nearby substrate. The samples repaired by cold spray exhibited better corrosion than 6A01 aluminum alloy. Cold spray process and Al-based powders are applicable for repairing the aluminum alloy components of high-speed trains.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/11/10/1633cold sprayaluminum alloyhigh-speed trainscorrosionmechanical properties |
| spellingShingle | Zhiyi Zhang Xiaoguang Sun Shiming Huang Xiaohui Han Ping Zhu Chunyuan Shi Tengfei Zhang Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of the Aluminum Alloy Components Repaired by Cold Spray with Al-Based Powders Metals cold spray aluminum alloy high-speed trains corrosion mechanical properties |
| title | Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of the Aluminum Alloy Components Repaired by Cold Spray with Al-Based Powders |
| title_full | Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of the Aluminum Alloy Components Repaired by Cold Spray with Al-Based Powders |
| title_fullStr | Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of the Aluminum Alloy Components Repaired by Cold Spray with Al-Based Powders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of the Aluminum Alloy Components Repaired by Cold Spray with Al-Based Powders |
| title_short | Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of the Aluminum Alloy Components Repaired by Cold Spray with Al-Based Powders |
| title_sort | microstructure mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of the aluminum alloy components repaired by cold spray with al based powders |
| topic | cold spray aluminum alloy high-speed trains corrosion mechanical properties |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/11/10/1633 |
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